Railway-rail joint



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G. TAYLOR.

RAILWAY RAIL JOINT.

Patented Sept. l, 1885.

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OYRUS TAYLOR, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,458, dated September l. 1885.

Application tiled December 2, 1584.

iro all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CYRUs TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver,

in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing the meeting ends ofthe rails, and with my improvements attached. Fig. 2is an eleva` t-ion from the opposite side; anl Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line .fr .tof Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference 'indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention relates to an improved method for splicing railway-rail joints; and it consists in the several combinations of devices hereinafter claimed and explained.

To enable others skilled 'in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe the exact manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A and A represent the ordinary railway-rails, and B represents the space between the ends ofthe rails.

To protect the ends of the rails from the repeated blows given to them by thewhecls ot' a moving train, and to prevent the shock or jolt that is communicated to the rollingstock of the road when the ordinary splice is used, l place upon the outside of the rails at the joint B what I term an outside bridgcbar,77 C. This bar is of a construction similar to that shown in Fig. l, and so arranged that its lower surface snugly fits and rests upon the base or iiange a. of the rails, while its upper part, after closely fitting the space between the head of the rail and the flange a, extends upwardly to and flush with the top or tread of said rail, thereby forming a part of the track upon which the wheels of the locomotive and cars roll. This bridge-bar is provided with bolt-holes b, corresponding with similar holes formed in the rails, as shown at c, Fig. 3,while another bolt-hole, d, is formed at or about the center of Said bridge-bar, and with suitable bolts assist in keeping the parts in position, and forming, substantially, a smooth and rigid joint7 thereby avoiding the (No model.)

annoyance and danger incident to a rough or uneven joint.

Upon the side of the rail and opposite to the bridge-bar C is placed a splice-bar, D. This is the ordinary splice-bar,corresponding to the configuration of the rail between the flange a and the head, and is provided with square tapering holes c and f, arranged in alignment with the holes b, c, and d, the object of these tapering bolt-holes e being to enable me to bring the heads of the bolts E flush with the outer face of the inside splicebar, thereby protecting them from the ilanges of the moving wheels.

VUpon reference to Fig. l it will be seen that the bridgebar Gis so constructed that its upper surface has a gradual slope from near the center toward each end, as shown at g, the lowest points of the incline falling slightly below the surface or tread of the rail. The objcctof this construction is to allow the wheels to gradually rise upon the bridge-bar and avoid any abrupt obstruction.

It will also be seen that I pass my central bolt through the interveningspace between the ends of the rails, thus giving a more perfeet support to the extreme ends of the rails, where the support is most required.

I am thus enabled by the. foregoiu, 3;described device to furnish a substantial joint for the ends of the rails, and one in which any' length of rails maybe used that would be practical in the construction of a road.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the rails A and A', of the bridge-bar G, the upper surface of which inclines downwardly from its center toward each end, andhaving an enlarged central portion Ushaped in longitudinal section, a bolt passing through this enlarged portion and between the ends of the rails, a splice-bar provided with square tapering holes, and suitable bolts with square heads passing through the bars and uniting the parts, as herein described.

CYRUS TAYLQR.

Witnesses:

E. E. ELLIOTT, H. S. OooNNnLL. 

